mukluk


muk·luk

M0469100 (mŭk′lŭk′)n.1. A soft boot made of reindeer skin or sealskin and worn by Eskimos.2. A slipper with a soft sole resembling this boot.
[Yupik maklak, bearded seal (from whose skin the soles of mukluks have traditionally been made).]

mukluk

(ˈmʌklʌk) n (Clothing & Fashion) a soft boot, usually of sealskin, worn by Inuit people[from Inuktitut muklok large seal]

muk•luk

or muc•luc

(ˈmʌk lʌk)

n. 1. a soft boot worn by Eskimos, often lined with fur and usu. made of sealskin or reindeer skin. 2. a slipper or lounging boot resembling this. [1865–70, Amer.; < Yupik maklak bearded seal]